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Saturday, July 25, 2015

CALLAWAY NUCLEAR REACTOR LEAKING AGAIN, 3rd TIME IN 2 YEARS

THE NRC (NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION) HAD TO REPORT AN "UNSCHEDULED" SHUTDOWN OF REACTOR #1 AT THE AGING CALLAWAY FACILITY NEAR FULTON,MISSOURI TODAY.

CALLAWAY TURNED 30 YEARS OLD LAST YEAR.

THE CREW RUNNING THE "EVENT" DON'T KNOW WHERE THE LEAK IS COMING FROM BUT WE'RE TOLD THEY HAVE IT CONTAINED.

HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?

"NOPE, WE DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE'S LEAKIN', BUT WE GOT 'ER CONTAINED!"THE NRC BRIEFLY NOTED THAT RADIATION LEVELS ARE "STABLE BUT ABOVE NORMAL" IN THE CONTAINMENT BUILDING. [ATTABOY, FELLOWS, HOLD HER STEADY AS SHE GOES! STEADILY ABOVE NORMAL IS JUST GREAT!]

"The Coalition for the Environment is already a part of another federal suit filed last fall against the NRC. It claims the agency’s rules regarding long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel violates federal laws.In March, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission renewedAmeren’s operating license for the plant through 2044. The previous license does not expire until 2024.

At 2139 [CDT] on July 22, 2015, TS 3.4.13 Condition A was entered due to unidentified RCS leakage being in excess of the 1 gpm TS limit.

The leak was indicated by an increase in containment radiation readings, increasing sump levels, and decreasing levels in the Volume Control tank (VCT).

"A containment entry identified a steam plume; due to personnel safety the exact location of the leak inside the containment building could not be determined."

"At this time radiation levels inside [the] containment are stable and slightly above normal. There have been no releases from the plant above normal levels. "The [NRC] Senior Resident Inspector was notified."SO WHAT DID "SENIOR RESIDENT INSPECTOR" DO....SEND OVER CHAMPAGNE? DOES NRC SEND OUT GLITZY "SWAG BAGS" TO THE BIGGEST NUKE LEAKER EACH MONTH, I WONDER?SOMETHING KEEPS THEM CONSTANTLY LEAKING, GOTTA BE SOME SORT OF STIMULUS.

BTW, STILL NO UPDATE ON THE NRC "EVENT PAGE" ON THIS.MAYBE THEY'RE ALL PASSED OUT OVER AT CALLAWAY?MAYBE NRC DOESN'T GIVE A RAT'S BEHIND?

BACK TO CALLAWAY:“We EXPECT unplanned shutdowns AND OTHER PROBLEMS TO INCREASE as the nuclear reactor ages, much like you expect your car to have more problems as it ages,” said Ed Smith with the Missouri Coalition for the Environment. “The event today appears to be PART OF A TREND, which we would expect from an aging nuclear reactor or any other type of aging complex machinery.”

AWWW, SHUCKS, THE EPA DOESN'T MIND A BIT!RADIOACTIVE WATER IS ITS SPECIALTY!THE EPA 'JUST LOVES THEM SOME OF THAT'!MMMM, MMMM GOOD FOR AMERICA!

I HEARD THAT THE EPA IS COMING OUT WITH A NEW RECIPE FOR "KILLER BROWNIES"...USING "YELLOW CAKE" IMPORTED FROM IRAN INSTEAD OF FLOUR . JUST ADD MILK FROM SIX-LEGGED, TWO-HEADED COWS THAT GRAZE AT THE HANFORD SUPER-NUKE FACILITY IN WASHINGTON STATE, EGGS FRESH FROM FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI'S ROOFTOP CHICKEN COOPS, SOME OF THAT YUMMY SLUDGE FROM WIPP'S LEAKY BARRELS INSTEAD OF COCOA, AND SOME BAYOU CORNE, LOUISIANA MUTANT SUGAR CANE SUGAR, AND "EAT UP!"
EAT QUICKLY, BEFORE YOUR TEETH FALL OUT AND YOUR EYES MELT OUT OF YOUR SOCKETS.

THE NRC LOVES YOU, EPA GUYS!THANKS A MILLION FOR MAKING SEVERAL THOUSAND MORE CANCER CASES POSSIBLE WITH THOSE NEW HIGHER LEVELS OF ALLOWED RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINANTS IN AMERICA'S DRINKING WATER!XOXOXOXO

RIGHT?

OHHHH, CALLAWAY, CALLAWAY...WHY DON'T YOU JUST FALL DOWN AND GET IT OVER WITH?

The shutdown occurred at 1:15 a.m. at the plant near Fulton. Jeff Trammel, a spokesman for St. Louis-based Ameren, called it a "minor steam leak."

He said no one was hurt and there was no risk to the public.

Ameren officials are investigating the cause. Trammel said it was unclear when the plant would restart."

"NO RISK TO THE PUBLIC"?SO, WHAT, JUST IGNORE THAT STEAM PLUME DRIFTING ACROSS THE STATE? "No "return to service date" has been set, but service to customers "has not been affected."

HUH?HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?

THERE WERE A FEW TORNADOES AND SOME MAJOR FLOODING NEAR THE SITE, SO MAYBE THAT AFFECTED THIS SHUTDOWN?A NICE LITTLE ARTICLE COMPARING THE CHANCES OF OUR 'FLEET' OF 100 OLD CRUMBLING NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS HAVING A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND LOSING AT RUSSIAN ROULETTE CAN BE FOUND <HERE>.

"The risk from operating 100 reactors for 40 years at the NRC’s Safety Goal is slightly greater than the risk from taking two spins at Russian roulette.

The risk from operating 100 reactors for 40 years at the U.S. nuclear industry’s demonstrated accident rate is slightly greater than taking seven spins at Russian roulette using a six-chamber revolver."